Best-selling author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Joshua Harris recently announced he is no longer a Christian, sending waves of shock throughout the evangelical world. Pete Enns biblical scholar, podcaster and author of How the Bible Actually Works (HarperOne, 2019), provides context as to why this has resonated with millennial all over the country.
For more information on Joshua Harris' journey, you can watch "I Survived 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye'" documentary directed by Jessica Van Der Wyn Gaard on Amazon Prime.

Kissing Evangelicalism Goodbye?

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Now facing a diagnosis of ALS, Dan Doctoroff, founder and chairman of the research foundation Target ALS, former president and CEO of Bloomberg LP and Sidewalk Labs, former New York City deputy mayor for economic development and rebuilding (2002-2007) and the subject of The Urbanist: Dan Doctoroff and the Rise of New York (Phaidon, 2024), talks about his impact on the city after 9/11 under Mayor Bloomberg and the new book that celebrates his achievements.

Dan Doctoroff's New York

Shaun Abreu, Council Member for District 7 (Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights), and Ligia Guallpa, executive director of the Workers Justice Project, talk about proposed changes to how tipping on delivery apps works—and Council Member Abreu discusses his plan to control the rat population.

CM Abreu on Tipping and Rat Control

"Find My," Airtags and a multitude of other apps/devices allow us to check in on our friends and family's locations at any time. Listeners share who they're tracking, who's tracking them, and why.

Who Are You Tracking?

David Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, talks about what he calls the new 'Cold Wars'—emphasis on the 's'—as the U.S., China and Russia vie for dominance.

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Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about at this week's event.

Kissing Evangelicalism Goodbye?

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